Vanity - post your personal musings and flatter yourself by thinking that everyone will read it.
Okay, this is just between you and me: I actually plot daily hits in an Excel spreadsheet. Ah, come on, it only takes 30 seconds a day, and it looks like work.

Vanity x 2 - obsessively check other blogs to find out what they’ve written about you.
It’s not that bad, I’ve actually stopped obsessively dotting my world map with the location of each visitor.

See how the other half live - blogs are so hot, even celebrities want one.
Check out Melanie Griffith’s. Mel, please send me several hits of whatever you’re on…

Make friends - link to their blogs to show off how many virtual friends you have.
Actually been too lazy to update the links list, and am thus notably missing Michel on it.

Alternative news source.
Check. Case in point, Martine today.

Find out what’s cool - peruse the movies and books on your fave blogger’s wishlist, then you’ll know what you have to have.
Beyond my admiration, what could my fave blogger wish for?

Surrealism - posts on the Middle East rubbing elbows with posts on the poor health of your cat? Dali would be proud.
Actually sort of. The best source of blog surrealism comes from the comments. You can post about cereal and end up with 37 comments about skin tight latex outfits (you know who you are).

Popularity contest - see how many people comment on your posts.
Well, in an area so close to the bodacious boobage of Bill the babe, there is no contest.

Feel more important - don’t have a blog? Read other people’s ramblings, and be happy you have something better to do. Like watching Fear Factor.
Nah. Blogs beget blogs.

Actually, we haven’t the faintest clue - personal musings that everyone will read? Just buy a diary and get some roommates.
What do you say guys, shall we solve the housing crisis and all move in together?